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Finally reporting or checking in: I've only had wine twice in 117 days; 7 desserts in 88 days (even if only half): about 1 every 2 weeks. I've had bread, tortilla, or pizza 5 times in 29 days (approx. once a week). Shared a piece of pizza with my husband last night at Costco while shopping. I believe this to be extremely reasonable, even if I'm not. I do intermittent fast 16/8 seven days a week and since my leg is better I gently jog on the Rebounder (mini trampoline) up to 30 to 40 minutes a day for about 2 weeks now. Even with all that I've only lost about 2 pounds since April. I still weigh 14 pounds more than I did on the first of November when our daughter died. I'm thrilled the sciatica down my leg is better enough that I can gently jog up to about 5 minutes at a time. Clothes are not as much of a problem now. I've let out enough of the hand-me-down pants and tops from my late sis-in-law or thrift store shopping from years past that I have plenty. I suppose I have more size 6 waiting for me than any other size although I do have many 4's waiting in the attic also. I have even opened the waistband on a few 8's and 10s and inserted a piece of ribbon to fill in to accommodate this old spreading body. I now don't cut off the excess down the side of the legs when I take them in. Between the 2 to 3 lbs I lost plus the additional exercise, I'm pretty much a size 10, down from a 12 a couple of months ago. At only 5 feet tall that is still excessive since I am like an old mattress. I have lost 3 ¾ inches in height so have become “squat”. My stomach sticks out and my back is becoming increasingly curved. I stand up as straight as I can when I think of it but my back is my biggest physical problem. This is for info only, I don't mean to complain. I am very grateful to be as good as I am, and that I am still mobile, and able to shop, cook, and clean up even though in only short bursts of about a half hour. I will be 82 in October. Last week was our 62nd Anniversary but unfortunately, the same day was the one-year anniversary of when my husband closed our joint saving account and put the money in his name only. He has no intention of changing it back. I am still grieving for my marriage and losing our beautiful daughter. Our son-in-law is still devastated. He is very handsome, tall, and buff, but I don't think he will ever get over it. She was gorgeous and accomplished and he was totally devoted, maybe too much. But then my next-door neighbor is in the same situation. His wife wasn't beautiful but was not well, on dialysis, and he took very good care of her. She has been gone just over a year, he is very buff and has gone back to work at the MTA nights. He did get a young beautiful girlfriend that he was serious about. Guess she wasn't because she just broke it off. He says he continues to just knock around an empty house. He keeps telling me how bad I will be if my husband's bad heart gives out. Next will be an update on my sick friend. She is better and home now. I doubt if she will ever be what anyone could call “good”. I wonder if I could make it to the “Senior Chair Exercise” at the park today. It's been a month since I was there.
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60.2 kg
Lost so far: 0 kg.
Still to go: 6.9 kg.
Diet followed: Reasonably Well.
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Losing 0.2 kg a Week
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